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Biden’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes would HURT black communities because it would lead to more policing and prison sentences, ACLU and civil rights groups warn

The American Civil Liberties Union and a number of other civil rights group warned that President Joe Biden’s move to ban menthol cigarettes could actually harm communities of color.

‘A menthol cigarette ban would disproportionately impact communities of color, result in criminalization of the market, and exacerbate mass incarceration,’ a letter sent this week to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra warned.

It was signed by the ACLU, the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy and 24 other related groups.

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4 thoughts on “Biden’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes would HURT black communities because it would lead to more policing and prison sentences, ACLU and civil rights groups warn”

  1. It would create a black market for mentholated cigarettes and flavored cigars, and post-purchase additives to satisfy the cravings.

    1. No black market….there will be flavored legal pot soon enough. Nothing lost.

      Plus big tobacco will still produce menthol for the rest of the world. The available for purchase on Al Gores interweb.

      All hell would break loose if there was no more purple drank!

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